Hope and self-efficacy in the process of desistance from crime


Abstract

The process of desistance from crime is placed between individual human choices and his participation in wider social life. Success depends therefore on both individual and social factors that affect the person from outside. Among the subjective factors, the category of hope and self-efficacy plays a more and more important role. Research shows that people who are diagnosed with a high level of hope and self-efficacy can cope better in difficult situations and have a better chance of going straight. The article presents research conducted among 90 convicts serving their sentences for the first time. The aim of the research was to measure the level of hope and self-efficacy and to show the relationship between variables. Half of the respondents achieved a high level of hope and self-efficacy, and hope is a significant predictor of their own effectiveness.


Keywords

Desistance from crime; hope; self-efficacy; social readaptation; Bibliografia

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Published : 2018-10-19


Biel, K. (2018). Hope and self-efficacy in the process of desistance from crime. Resocjalizacja Polska, (16), 65-77. https://doi.org/10.22432/pjsr.2018.16.06

Krzysztof Biel  krzysztof.biel@ignatianum.edu.pl
Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie  Poland


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